Early Years Assistant Practitioner inBristol inBristol PUBLISHED THU 16 JAN 2025

Join a great team helping to providing a high quality of care for the children aged 0-5 years in a safe, caring and stimulating environment.

o To help ensure the health and safety of the children in your careo To work alongside qualified Early Years Practitioners to help provide a safe, stimulating environment to encourage children to reach their full potentialo To ensure that the setting remains a welcoming place for children and their parentso To contribute to both individual and group activities for the childreno To be a key person, ensuring that every child's individual needs are catered for, to help the child to settle within the nursery, building relationships with both the child and their parent/carers, and maintaining accurate records of their learning and development under the guidance and support of the Early Year Practitioners.o To work as part of the team under the guidance of qualified Early Years Practitioners, usually in one room but being flexible about working in other rooms with different age groups and occasionally, working at other locations within North Bristol Trusto To be aware of and understand the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage including the Welfare Requirements which is implemented and lead by the managero To promote equal opportunities and follow the Valuing Diversity and Promoting Equality policy within the setting and ensure that a culturally sensitive environment is maintainedo To be aware of data protection and the importance of confidentiality

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To help ensure the health and safety of the children in your care To work alongside qualified Early Years Practitioners to help provide a safe, stimulating environment to encourage children to reach their full potential To ensure that the setting remains a welcoming place for children and their parents To contribute to both individual and group activities for the children To be a key person, ensuring that every childs individual needs are catered for, to help the child to settle within the nursery, building relationships with both the child and their parent/carers, and maintaining accurate records of their learning and development under the guidance and support of the Early Year Practitioners. To work closely and build a good relationship with parents and ensure all relevant information is available to parents and communicate with them daily as regards their childs welfare To work as part of the team under the guidance of qualified Early Years Practitioners, usually in one room but being flexible about working in other rooms with different age groups and occasionally, working at other locations within North Bristol Trust To attend staff training, feeding back information to colleagues and to keep up to date with childcare information To be aware of and understand the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage including the Welfare Requirements which is implemented and lead by the manager To follow North Bristol Trusts and the Childcare Services Dept. policies and procedures To work towards and contribute to a quality assurance scheme To attend parents evenings to provide parents with their childs progress and developmental files and discuss any issues they feel relevant with full support from qualified early years practitioners when required To attend and contribute to staff meetings on a regular basis To maintain professional relationships, build on team work and share ideas To promote equal opportunities and follow the Valuing Diversity and Promoting Equality policy within the setting and ensure that a culturally sensitive environment is maintained To adhere to the settings dress code at all times To attend staff appraisals where performing and training needs are monitored To be aware of data protection and the importance of confidentiality